The Italian government has blocked an investigation into the whereabouts of a massive consignment of weapons removed from a military depot in the Mediterranean, amid speculation that the cargo was secretly supplied to Libya.

The weapons were from a consignment that included 30,000 Kalashnikov AK-47 automatic rifles, 32m rounds of ammunition, 5,000 Katyusha rockets, 400 Fagot wire-guided anti-tank missiles and some 11,000 other anti-tank weapons.

They were transferred from a store on the island of Santo Stefano, off the north coast of Sardinia, and transported to the mainland where they were loaded onto army trucks , a source familiar with the operation told the Guardian. But what happened to them after that is a mystery  and now a secret.

So the Italians intercept a shipment of weapons headed for the Balkins in the early 90’s. A huge shipment. Some judge orders them destroyed but oops, no one gets around to it.

Flash forward 20 years. Italy is the last European country supporting Mad Dog Gaddafi, Italy’s largest supplier of oil. Then Prez Barry give ‘ole Prime Minister Viagra a call and makes him an offer he can’t refuse. Suddenly Italy is all in. They condemn Gaddafi, they open their air space to NATO and their planes start supporting the no fly zone. They need to get this little war over quickly. But no one is allowed to give the rebels weapons (yet).

But it just so happened they have an entire shipload of weapons that are ‘off the books’ just sitting in a warehouse that no one remembers. Seems like a perfect match. And it was, until someone talked.

Here's the English translation of an Italian article. It's much more entertaining. Russian Oligarchs, shady Eastern European businessmen, a U.S. Submarine base (I've been there), Ukrainian spies ... what more could you ask?

Do you want to pretend your democratically elected and be called Prime Minister or El Presidente? Or would a coup be better, Colonel? Perhaps you could claim to be descended from Mohammed like His Majesty the King Mohammed the Sixth, Commander of the Faithful, may God grant him victory, Commander in Chief of the Moroccan Armed Forces.

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